Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(subduer). National god of Moab, any: Ammon (Num. 21:29; Judg. 11:23-24; 1 Kings 11:7; 2 Kings 23:13).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
One of the chief gods of the Moabites and the Ammonites, the worship of which was introduced at Jerusalem by Solomon, and abolished by Josiah (Num. 21:29; Judg. 11:24; 1 Kings 11:7,33; 2 Kings 23:13; Jer. 48:7,13,46). On the “MOABITE” STONE, this god is mentioned. The king, referring to the king of Israel, says, “Chemosh drove him before my sight.”
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
or (Jer. 48:7) Kmiysh {kem-eesh'}; from an unused root meaning to subdue; the powerful; Kemosh, the god of the Moabites
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
as if departing: as if feeling
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
With quickness; subduer; vanquisher:―the god of the Moabites, Num. 21:29. {Cum celeritate}
From Manners and Customs of the Bible:
Numbers 21:29. Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh.
Chemosh was the national god of the Moabites, and hence they are called in this text, and in Jeremiah 48:46, “the people of Chemosh.” He was also worshiped by the Ammonites (Judg. 11:24). Solomon built high places for Chemosh and Molech in the neighborhood of Jerusalem (1 Kings 11:7). Nothing definite is known concerning this god, or the mode of his worship. There is an old Jewish tradition that he was worshiped under the form of a black stone; and another that his worshipers went bareheaded, and refused to wear garments that were made by use of a needle. Chemosh is also mentioned in Jeremiah 48:7,13. His name is found on the celebrated Moabite Stone.
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